Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-19
SOUTH AMERICAN Woy,
DIR. Rosby's Experience with :.
and the Native Animal "

Wv AhNAit'ii ANiiNN' anu all ma.
of South American wonders ara
the prizes captured in a two
struggle with danger and sueo.
an American scientific mvass
The owner of these treasure
Henry H. Rosby of Detroit wba
resenting Parke, Davis & Ca 4
city, Jan. 10, 1885, left New Va.
a tour through Chill and Bolivi, !;
hope of discovering amid the
and flora of the Andes and tbo
zon some valuable additions
medicinal riches of the Americ,,
macopGia.
DIR. Rosby's adventures vera
and interesting, and in due tin
be given to the world in a booL
met the sorocho in his native l,S |
battle with the Caripuna Indian,
the man-eating fish and alHrat'
the Benz River, broiled in the e.,
of La Paz, the lilthiest city this +
Coustantinople, took his daily d.s
quinine like a little man, and =,
place where 100000 cinchops j
are growing, the source from wb@
the calisaya cocktails of the h,
must come. From all this he cam.
much the worse for wear, but an |
of enthusiasm.
Dir. Rosby intended to land Al N
lendo and go direct to Bolivia, h
Peruvian war prevented. Gen. a.
was making things lively for d
thorities. So he was Obliged % IN
by mule from Tacma to La M
seven days journey, going from h
to Tacma by rail, u tough hr
across a desert, without the shadi Il
spear of grass to relieve the mono
The whole country of Aria
Tacma has been captured by tied
ians,n said the doctor. ut Is
| kept for ten years. At the end ii
| time the inhabitants will vote VIII
| to remain in Chilli or 90 back bh
The country which gets them mus,
! $10,000,000 for the prize. Mean
Chilli is doing everything poss8
make things pleasant for the p
with music and games. The Cha
present purpose is to have a q
States of South America, cags
the other countries little by little
gradually adding to their strength |
wealth. They are bloodthingp
Pile, loving war, and cXtrcmcly bJ4
carrying it on. They murder 4
women, and children with impr|
cruelty, ripping them open with |
knives.
Our journey from Tacma was
of terrible suffering. 1t was Upi
high tableland, reaching an eIeua
Of $1,000 feet, and for five daBl
| iourneyed at an average eleyada
1850 feet. The air was so rala
that we suffered much from 'oDi
the chief symptoms of which =
difficulty in breathing, pro,tn1
muscular weakness, and bleeding
the nose and ears. We passed
beautiful volcano of Tacoso, whdA
charges across the road a ryG
water of which is fatal to hum& /
Men often commit suicide on the y
land, they suffer so much from s07s
There is also great danger from 2
ming, which is frequent and yoa
Dr. Rosby crossed the Andc
much tIibulation, and went 10 y
among the valleys of the eastern Y
He advises investors to keep aNEn
the old Spanish silver mines, add :
that any belief that they were cra
worked is mistake. The Spa'
did not leave much mineral rcal
behind in their mines. in BOW
he said, .'half the silver is counted
A Consul who had grown liTa
making coin sold his counleIlo'
machine to one of our party. AD
wish to say right here that nP~'
present Administration the diploma
service sent to Bolivia from our "
try has been scandalous. Drum
ness, bribery, and the conntcrielil,
money have made America ag,'s
byword among the Bolirians y
to except Mr.. Gibbs and enc ~ ~
who were honest men and m'A y
by the natives"
The doctor proposes to stu y I"
scandals in his book and t'A'1
have some very lively evidence H.
The Iiveliest part of his lourut .
ON the Benz River, where il vs., Y Y.
Il mans life to take Il bath anl \. \,
he lost his boat, his provisions, l'',
Waterbury watches with when
purchasing all sorts of yaiua9'p. "
from the natives. But he go, ."
in spite of insects and mou'.e''
having only one day of fever ia -
where fever grows ON every ''-
satisfied himself that q scientific I
quiuine makes 81 man impe.'l''f
Among fhe wonders which K. Is
met was q nalf-pound fish %
that 1T attacked anything "l'.A y,
a commogan in the water ana Y
that it Huid Kill horse of
crossjnr stream 100 feet "'u@
: found ribe Of Indians 50 Wy
THAI they led the unfaltnIm
trees tne little insects W..
then alive, stripping the bone
thau -four hours. II '|
had etl tnne.-N D. b'.'
yuye and Ash